Tag Historical Genre Mash-Up
Per Matt Growing up, long before dial-up modems were a thing and the internet was confined to the military’s ARPANET, the only way to access the information superhighway was by visiting the neighborhood drug store, grocery store and bookstore, where… Continue Reading →
Blood. Violence. And a shot of adrenaline, coursing through your veins. Horror fans will easily recognize these elements stemming from a killer movie, but the very same qualities make Shark Week so successful.
The funny thing about a TV show based on time travel, that doesn’t actually leave the present day is… well, it isn’t really funny.
Per Matt Much like the Zombies’ never-ending hunt for their next victims, I’ve been on a voracious, never-ending hunt for great undead literature. I’ve got a pretty good track record for finding some great books (along with a few ridiculous carcasses)… Continue Reading →
Per Matt Beginning today, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies receives the big-screen treatment it always deserved, but back in 2009, its success was hardly guaranteed. Quirk Books gambled on a relatively then-unknown author to combine the classic Jane Austen Elizabethan… Continue Reading →
FULL DISCLOSURE NOTICE: I’m a big fan of alternate-reality stories. Combining the familiar with a “What if…” scenario piques my imagination and instantly grabs my attention. So, when Seth Grahame-Smith details the untold stories from Abraham Lincoln’s secret journals and… Continue Reading →